Two people have been arrested in Gjirokastra, suspected of transporting quantities of animal products, meat and fish, smuggled from Greece and without tax documentation, by bus.
The operation codenamed "Cargoes" was finalized by the Crime Investigation specialists of the DVKM Gjirokastër, in cooperation with the services of the Kakavije BCP and the specialists of the AKU Gjirokastër, within the framework of the special plan of measures against smuggling and violation of food safety parameters.
Citizens AB, 54 years old, resident of Gjirokastër, and KM, 46 years old, resident of Tirana, were arrested.
During scanner checks, at the second control line, at the entrance to the Republic of Albania, in two passenger buses on the "Athens-Gjirokaster" and "Athens-Shkoder" lines, which were driven by the arrested, 31 packages of animal products, meat and fish were found.
According to the police, the products were being transported in violation of hygiene and sanitary criteria and are suspected of being smuggled from Greece, as they were not equipped with tax documentation.
The products detected by the scanner were seized as material evidence.
The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office for further action for the criminal offenses "Smuggling of other goods" and "Importing, production, sale and storage of food dangerous to human health or life."
